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Robert Hollow
Team Chair and Contact Person, NAEC team - Australia
CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science
robert.hollowatcsiro.au
Brief biography: Robert Hollow is the Education Manager with CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science in Australia. Prior to joining CSIRO in 2003 he had almost 20 years experience teaching high school physics and science and co-wrote syllabi for Physics and Cosmology Distinction Courses in NSW. He runs the PULSE@Program for high school students, is a Committee Member of IAU Commission C1 Astronomy Education and Development and co-chairs the Working Group on Astronomy Education Research and Methods.
Appointed as NAEC until: Aug. 1, 2027
Team Chair and Contact Person, NAEC team - Australia
CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science
robert.hollowatcsiro.au
Brief biography: Robert Hollow is the Education Manager with CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science in Australia. Prior to joining CSIRO in 2003 he had almost 20 years experience teaching high school physics and science and co-wrote syllabi for Physics and Cosmology Distinction Courses in NSW. He runs the PULSE@Program for high school students, is a Committee Member of IAU Commission C1 Astronomy Education and Development and co-chairs the Working Group on Astronomy Education Research and Methods.
Appointed as NAEC until: Aug. 1, 2027
Jacqueline Bondell
Team Member, NAEC team - Australia
University of Melbourne
Jackie Bondell is Education and Outreach Coordinator for both the ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery (OzGrav) and for the ARC Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle Physics. She develops educational content for public outreach events and curriculum for school programs, focusing on incorporating innovative technology and science content into in-depth and curriculum-aligned education opportunities for students and teachers. Prior to 2018, Jackie spent 15 years as a Physics instructor in the US. She holds a Masters Degree in Astrophysics and is a National Board Certified Teacher of Secondary Physical Science.
During her teaching career, she was the recipient of multiple teaching awards, including the National Science Teachers Association Technology Award for Innovative Use of Technology in Science Teaching. Jackie is also the Chair of the Education and Outreach Chapter Steering Committee for the Astronomical Society of Australia.
Appointed as NAEC until: Aug. 1, 2027
Team Member, NAEC team - Australia
University of Melbourne
Jackie Bondell is Education and Outreach Coordinator for both the ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery (OzGrav) and for the ARC Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle Physics. She develops educational content for public outreach events and curriculum for school programs, focusing on incorporating innovative technology and science content into in-depth and curriculum-aligned education opportunities for students and teachers. Prior to 2018, Jackie spent 15 years as a Physics instructor in the US. She holds a Masters Degree in Astrophysics and is a National Board Certified Teacher of Secondary Physical Science.
During her teaching career, she was the recipient of multiple teaching awards, including the National Science Teachers Association Technology Award for Innovative Use of Technology in Science Teaching. Jackie is also the Chair of the Education and Outreach Chapter Steering Committee for the Astronomical Society of Australia.
Appointed as NAEC until: Aug. 1, 2027
Dodds Matt
Team Member, NAEC team - Australia
ASTRO 3D
Matt Dodds is a High School Physics Teacher, Amateur Astronomer and an Education and Outreach officer for ASTRO3D. ASTRO 3D is the ARC Centre of Excellence for All Sky Astrophysics in 3 Dimensions. He has a keen passion for Astronomy and Science Education
Appointed as NAEC until: Aug. 1, 2027
Team Member, NAEC team - Australia
ASTRO 3D
Matt Dodds is a High School Physics Teacher, Amateur Astronomer and an Education and Outreach officer for ASTRO3D. ASTRO 3D is the ARC Centre of Excellence for All Sky Astrophysics in 3 Dimensions. He has a keen passion for Astronomy and Science Education
Appointed as NAEC until: Aug. 1, 2027
Contact
To get in touch with the NAEC team for Australia please contact:
Robert Hollow via robert.hollowatcsiro.au
Astronomy Education in Australia
For more information on Astronomy Education in Australia, see the Astronomy Education in Australia document (PDF file 216.70 kB Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) icons) prepared by our NAEC team
The Office of Astronomy for Education is hosted by the Haus der Astronomie on the campus of the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy in Heidelberg. The Office of Astronomy for Education is an office of the International Astronomical Union, with substantial funding from the Klaus Tschira Foundation and the Carl Zeiss Foundation. The Shaw-IAU Workshops on Astronomy for Education are funded by the Shaw Prize Foundation.
